The band has evolved so much. When we started, we wanted to make as much noise as possible. Now we can sit back and craft songs we really like.

We love rock 'n' roll. Being able to do what we do every night ? seeing the country and, hopefully, the world ? that's success to us.

Last year, the Blowout was a pivotal point in our career. Detroit's a great place for us as a band.

We knew when we started this band that a lot of our appeal was going to be in the teen market. We knew that's who buys records; kids in college burn CDs.

When I started I was being too cautious. But I thought I've got to make it as sexy as possible.

When we started the band, it was because we were waiting for a sound that never happened. We got tired of waiting, and we decided to just do it ourselves.